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Archaeology Data Service Guides to Good Practice
CAD: A Guide to Good Practice, by Harrison Eiteljorg II, Kate Fernie, Jeremy Huggett and Damian Robinson, with an additional contribution by Bernard Thomason.
"This Guide to Good Practice is designed specifically to provide guidance for individuals and organisations involved in the creation, maintenance, use, and long-term preservation of CAD-based digital resources in the humanities...As well as providing a source of useful generic information, the guide emphasises the processes of long-term preservation, archiving, and effective data re-use. As a result, the importance of adhering to recognised standards and the documentation of essential pieces of information about a given resource are dominant recurring themes."
In addition to a glossary of terms used in the Guide and in CAD (Computer-Aided Design) generally, this guide is intended to provide:
Geophysical Data in Archaeology: A Guide to Good Practice, by Armin Schmidt with contributions from Tony Austin, Andrew David, Kate Fernie, William Kilbride, Paul Linford, Julian Richards and Damian Robinson.
"This Guide to Good Practice is concerned with the variety of data that may be produced during geophysical survey projects and how to ensure that they can be preserved in digital formats for future re-use...The single most important consideration for long-term digital archiving is the accurate documentation of data, their collection and subsequent management procedures. This is necessary to ensure that people re-using the data understand both how they were created and why. It is not only the raw geophysical data measured with instruments in the field that are of concern; processed data and interpretative drawings are equally important, as is the written survey report."
"For this reason the Guide to Good Practice is aimed at:
For further information on the above two guides, please see the Arts and Humanities Data Service at <http://ahds.ac.uk/> and the Archaeology Data Service at <http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/>
Free Range Librarian, a monthly meditation from the Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org).
"lii.org is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 10,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. lii.org is used by both librarians and the general public as a guide to Internet resources." The Free Range Librarian is a monthly think piece from lii.org featuring one article or review on issues important to librarianship.
For further information, please see the Free Range Librarian at <http://lii.org/FRL> and the Librarians' Index to the Internet (lii.org) at <http://lii.org/search?basic_search=1>.
E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web, The Serials Librarian, Volume 41, Numbers 3/4, edited by Jim Cole and Wayne Jones. Full-text (327 pages) PDF version.
The Serials Librarian, an "international journal for the management of serials and other continuing resources published by The Haworth Press, Inc. since 1976...covers all aspects of the management of continuing resources in any format--print, electronic, etc.--ranging from their publication, to their abstracting and indexing by commercial services, and their collection and processing by libraries....Articles in the journal regularly cover such library-related areas as resource selection, acquisition, and collection management; cancellation and weeding programs; bibliographic control and cataloging; staffing; binding, storage, and claiming; networking and cooperative programs; copyright, document delivery, and interlibrary loan; subscription agencies; reference work and circulation; serials control systems; and the secondary storage of continuing resources."
This edition of The Serials Librarian organizes articles on the theme "E-Serials Cataloging: Access to Continuing and Integrating Resources via the Catalog and the Web" under the five main categories: General; Standards; Education and Training; Policies and Procedures; National Projects and Local Applications; and Books, Serials, and the Future.
For further information, visit The Serials Librarian home page at <http://www.ameshomeschool.org/serialslibrarian/index.html>.
Digital Gazetteers: Integration into distributed digital library services, presentation slides from the JCDL 2002 workshop sponsored by NKOS (Networked Knowledge Organization Systems).
"This NKOS workshop for JCDL (the 5th in the series: nkos.slis.kent.edu) will focus on work-in-progress on gazetteer services and gazetteer-related projects in connection with distributed digital library services. It builds on the Digital Gazetteer Information Exchange (DGIE) workshop funded by the National Science Foundation in October 1999 (http://alexandria.sdc.ucsb.edu/gazetteer//dgie/DGIE_website/DGIE_homepage.htm)."
For further information, please see <http://nkos.slis.kent.edu/DL02workshop.htm>.
Privacy Guidelines for Electronic Resources Vendors, July 2002, International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
"The rapid evolution of the world-wide web as a major information delivery mechanism has made the web a rich source of information for companies about the interests, behavior, and habits of web users...Sometimes this type of information is gathered during the use of a web-based product without the knowledge or permission of the individual who is using the product...A cardinal principle of librarianship is that the privacy of the library users with respect to their information seeking is to be protected, and the members of the ICOLC are committed to this principle. Accordingly, the ICOLC issues these guidelines with respect to the privacy interests of our member libraries' users in the interest of informing the companies with which we do business about what is acceptable in the products and services that we license...The ICOLC recognizes the rapid evolution in web-based services and welcomes dialogue with web publishers on the development of policies and practices that protect the privacy of the users of web-based products."
For further information, please see <http://www.library.yale.edu/consortia/2002privacyguidelines.html>.
iSociety: Reality IT - Technology and Everyday Life, a report of The Work Foundation.
"Looking at a range of different digital devices and functions, the report challenges the conventional assumption that technology changes lives in and of itself. Instead the authors argue that to understand the impact of ICT, we need to look at the way users and consumers 'tame' technology to fit into the patterns of their own lives. The report also contains latest figures for ownership and use of all major interactive technologies among the UK population."
"The relationship between information technology and how it affects our behaviour in the way we live and work is the single most critical social and economic issue of our time. Designed to assess the genuine effects of new technologies, iSociety is an independent, definitive analysis of the impact of ICT on our lives, today and in the future. Run within the Research Department of The Work Foundation, and supported by Microsoft and PricewaterhouseCoopers, it aims to establish the 'deep-impact' changes caused by the widespread diffusion of ICTs on work and society...The Work Foundation aims to improve working life. "With a fusion of cutting-edge research, practical consultancy and constructive advocacy we aim to make our workplaces more effective, more successful and more fulfilling."
For further information, please see <http://www.theworkfoundation.com/research/isociety/RealityIT_main.jsp>.
eGovernment: Realizing the Vision ePress Kit, 2002 eGovernment Study by Accenture.
"The full report of findings from Accenture's April 2002 eGovernment study of 23 countries, including details on progress since last year's study and numerous examples of best practices in several government service sectors"
Accenture is a management and technology services organization.
For further information, please see <http://www.accenture.com/xd/xd.asp?it=enWeb&xd=newsroom/epresskit/egov/epres_realizing.xml>.
Diffuse Libraries: Emergent Roles for the Research Library in the Digital Age, by Wendy Pradt Lougee. Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) pub108.
"Research libraries are taking on a range of new roles in the digital age as they become more deeply engaged in the creation and dissemination of knowledge. While some of these roles are extensions of traditional library activity, others are largely new. Wendy Lougee, university librarian at the University of Minnesota, explores some of these emerging functions in this report."
"Lougee includes several examples of how some libraries and library organizations are forging new services in areas of collection development, information access, and user services; she also touches briefly on the continued importance of library as place. In addition, she suggests where new roles might emerge. In the section on information access, for example, she notes the potential for libraries to contribute to the development of the Semantic Web, which aims to develop languages for expressing information in a form that machines can process, and which therefore can be searched more accurately and efficiently. She writes, "Designing the Semantic Web will require a mix of skills, and librarians have the potential to contribute significantly to this effort." She also notes that there is a potential role for the library in certifying the authenticity and provenance of content on the Semantic Web."
For further information, please see <http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub108abst.html>.
The Digital Library: A Biography, Daniel Greenstein and Suzanne E. Thorin. Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) pub109.
"Digital libraries, once project based and largely autonomous efforts, are maturing. As individual programs have grown, each has developed its own personality, reflecting the circumstances of its creation and environment, and its leadership. This report from CLIR and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) draws on the results of a survey and case studies of DLF members to reveal how these influences have molded a range of organizational forms that we call the digital library...Section one of the report examines three stages of digital library growth: the young digital library, the maturing digital library, and the adult digital library. Section two of the report presents case studies of digital library development at six institutions."
For further information, please see <http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub109abst.html>.
The Long-term Preservation of Authentic Electronic Records: Findings of the InterPARES Project, International Research on Permanent Authentic Records in Electronic Systems.
"From January 1999 to December 2001, the InterPARES Project...sought to address a broad range of questions surrounding the authentic preservation of inactive electronic records...The stated goal of the InterPARES Project was to develop the theoretical and methodological knowledge essential to the permanent preservation of electronically generated records and, on the basis of this knowledge, to formulate model strategies, policies, and standards capable of ensuring their preservation. To meet this goal, the research was organized into four domains of inquiry."
Domain 1 - Authenticity: identified conceptual requirements for preserving authentic electronic records, and identified the elements of electronic records that are necessary to maintain their authenticity over time.
Domain 2 - Appraisal: addressed the appraisal of authentic electronic records and whether or not the evaluation of electronic records for permanent preservation should be based on theoretical criteria different from those applied to traditional records.
Domain 3 - Preservation: focused on records preservation and the identification of the procedures and resources necessary for the long-term preservation of authentic electronic records, all the while considering the conceptual requirements for authenticity articulated by the Authenticity Task Force as well as the conclusions of the Appraisal Task Force.
Domain 4 - Strategy: concentrated on the articulation of a framework for developing policies, strategies, and standards for the long-term preservation of authentic electronic records, while recognizing that effective organizational policies, strategies, and standards arise from cultural, juridical, and organizational environments with their own needs.
The findings of the InterPARES Project are now available online at <http://www.interpares.org/book/index.htm>.
A Digital Preservation Policy for the National Library of Australia
"The policy notes the range of digital resources for which the Library takes preservation responsibility and outlines the challenges in keeping these resources accessible, including the pressure of technological change, the volume and diversity of digital resources and the cost and administrative implications of taking action over very long periods of time in response to recurrent threats. It also provides a blueprint for addressing these challenges with regard to its own collections, from which present and future activities in the Digital Preservation section are derived."
The NLA Policies, Strategies & Guidelines pages of PADI (Preserving Access to Digital Information) at <http://www.nla.gov.au/padi/format/policy.html> may also be of use.For further information, please see <http://www.nla.gov.au/policy/digpres.html>.
EDNER: Formative Evaluation of the DNER, funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee
"EDNER - the formative evaluation of the UK higher education sector's Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) - is a three year project being undertaken by the Centre for Research in Library & Information Management (CERLIM) at the Manchester Metropolitan University and the Centre for Studies in Advanced Learning Technology (CSALT) at Lancaster University."
"With the restructuring of the JISC, EDNER is now focussed on the development of the JISC Information Environment as well as the formative evaluation of the 5/99 Development Programme and its constituent projects. Although EDNER does not evaluate individual projects, it seeks to work closely with all those involved in the Programme and to share lessons emerging from this important development as widely as possible."
"EDNER Key Issues papers are intended to distil formative evaluation questions on topics which are central to the development of the UK's higher and further education Information Environment. They are presented as short check-lists of key questions and are addressed to developers and practitioners. Feedback to the EDNER team is welcomed. These reports are available as Rich Text Format Files (.rtf)."
For further information, please see <http://www.cerlim.ac.uk/edner/ip/issue-papers.html>.
Latest Channels Framework Document, Meeting the needs of citizens - Andrew Pinder, Office of the e-Envoy (OeE).
"This document addresses issues around the delivery of content to users via devices or channels other than the 'traditional' PC-based web browser. Other channels include mobile phones, PDA's, digital television, and the like."
For further information, please see <http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/oee/oee.nsf/sections/mediacentre-pressreleases-2002/$file/30sep02.htm>.
Point to Point
Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) - EuroStudies
"The EuroStudies section of the Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is now live, following a collaborative project between Information Services at the University of Birmingham and the SOSIG at the University of Bristol. The Gateway will provide high quality, peer reviewed learning and teaching resources on European Studies and ensures that researchers are kept up-to-date with current issues and developments as they happen. Materials in a range of European languages are included to benefit research students in the UK and across Europe."
For further information, please see <http://www.sosig.ac.uk/eurostudies/>.
Bernie Sloan's Digital Reference Pages
"Over the past several years I have compiled a number of Web resources dealing with the topic of online or virtual or digital reference services, i.e., the provision of reference services, involving collaboration between library user and librarian, in a computer-based medium. These services can utilize various media, including e-mail, Web forms, chat, video, Web customer call center software, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), etc...This page pulls together those resources that I think are the most useful."
Currently, the references includes links divided into two main categories:
For further information, please see <http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/bernie.htm>.
"This text outlines the process I used to learn a bit about XML, Extensible Markup Language. It is presented here in an effort to share my experiences as well as provide me with the means to articulate what I learned."
"In a nutshell, XML is an operating system-independent, standards-based method for marking up text and data for the purposes of sharing information between computers and ultimately people. XML and its associated technologies provide a means for libraries to collect, organize, archive, and disseminate information in a manner more in tune with the current digitally networked environment...The canonical site for information about XML is: http://www.w3.org/XML/."
For further information, please see <http://dewey.library.nd.edu/xml/fun.html>.
Calls for Participation
Educause in Australasia, 6 - 9 May 2003, Adelaide, Australia. Call for Papers and Workshops. The deadline for submission is 1 November 2002.
"The EDUCAUSE IN AUSTRALASIA program committee is now seeking full papers, poster papers and workshops. Full papers will typically be supported by a 25-minute oral presentation at the conference (20 minutes of presentation + 5 minutes discussion and questions), although 40 minute presentation periods will be available upon request. Poster papers will be presented at a two-hour cocktail function."
"Sessions at EDUCAUSE IN AUSTRALASIA will be organised around three broad areas of Challenge:
"In line with these, paper topics may include the following:
For additional information, please see <http://www.adelaide.edu.au/educause2003/index.html>.
Hypertext '03, 14th International Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia, 26 - 30 August 2003, Nottingham, United Kingdom. Preliminary Call for Papers and Other Contributions. The deadline for submissions will be in February 2003.
"The Fourteenth International ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia will explore the many dimensions of linking information for human communication, whether in literary texts, semantic knowledge bases, multimedia presentations, web sites, documents, films or multimedia databases. These are just a selection of the stored forms of information being investigated by researchers from diverse disciplines around the world. From the World Wide Web to online documentation aboard aircraft carriers and from distance-learning degree programs to interactive entertainment, hypertext and hypermedia have been transforming our world. The ACM Hypertext Conferences...have brought scholars, researchers, authors, critics and poets together with practitioners from a diverse array of disciplines-including computing, literature, law, art, medicine, business, journalism, philosophy, psychology and engineering to consider the form, role, and impact of hypertext and hypermedia."
"Hypertext 2003 will continue to provide an environment where attendees can exchange and discuss ideas on hypermedia, as well as its design and use in a variety of domains, while also considering the transformative power of hypermedia and its ability to potentially alter the way we read, write, argue, work, exchange information, or entertain ourselves. Hypertext 2003 welcomes discussions from designers and users of hypermedia applications and works in academia, business, entertainment, and industry. Here attendees can discuss all aspects of hypermedia, ranging from navigational aids, time, and infrastructures to digital libraries, interactive literature, virtual and augmented reality environments, gaming, human-computer interaction, software engineering, computer-supported collaborative work, and, of course, the World Wide Web."
Original contributions on the following topics are encouraged as submissions to the conference:
For more information, please see <http://www.ht03.org/>.
ALA 2003 Annual Conference, 19 - 25 June 2003, Toronto, Canada. Call for Poster Sessions. The deadline for submission is 17 January 2003.
"Drawing over 26,000 librarians, educators, writers, publishers and special guests, the conference includes more than 2,000 meetings, discussion groups and programs on topics affecting libraries." The ALA 2003 Annual Conference will be held in conjunction with the Canadian Library Association.
"Poster sessions were introduced to the American Library Association at its 1982 Annual Conference in Philadelphia. They are an effective forum for the exchange of information and a means to communicate ideas, research, and programs."
"Poster sessions may present any of the following:
"Poster Session 2003 dates are June 21, 22, and 23. Poster session participants place materials such as pictures, data, graphs, diagrams and narrative text on 4' x 8' boards. During their assigned time periods, participants informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees."
For more information, please see <http://www.cla.ca/conference/cla_ala2003/poster_sessions.htm>.
EBL 2003 (Evidence Based Librarianship), Improving Practice Through Research: Current Perspectives, Future Prospects, 4-6 June 2003, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Call for Papers and Posters. The deadline for submission is 13 December 2002.
Papers: "Papers may describe practitioner-based research, the implementation of research in practice, evaluation as a way of informing future activities or programmes or the application of evidence based practice models and tools to librarianship and should relate to the overall theme of the conference...Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
Posters: "Poster sessions comprise visual presentations of information about research or other projects. They offer a less formal alternative to contributed papers and plenary sessions, and an opportunity to interact directly with those responsible for the presentations...Posters are invited along the same themes as those of the contributed papers, although submissions along other themes are also welcome."
"Poster presenters will be allotted an 8' by 4' poster board, a table, and electricity. You must bring your own laptop computer if your poster presentation is to be electronic---with a standalone version of the presentation. Those displaying electronic posters may wish to use the poster board to draw notice to the topic being presented. You will be required to staff your print or electronic poster during a portion of the conference (June 5); posters will be open to viewing by conference delegates on both days of the conference (June 5 and 6)."
For more information, please see <http://www.ualberta.ca/~pryan/EBL2003.html>.
MW2003, Museums and the Web, 19 - 22 March 2003, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Call for Demonstrations. The deadline for submission is 15 December 2002.
"Since the appearance of the first museum Web sites, hundreds of museums have established a presence on the World Wide Web. Museums have much to learn from each other, and from developers using the Web for other applications. To facilitate this exchange of information, Archives & Museum Informatics organises an international conference devoted exclusively to Museums and the Web."
"Join us at the seventh annual Museums and the Web conference - [an] international venue to review the state of the Web in arts, culture, and heritage. The MW2003 program will [address] Web-related issues for museums, archives, libraries and other cultural institutions. If you are working with the Web in these areas plan to join us."
"Museums and the Web 2003 will feature a Demonstration Hall for Museum Professionals to show work done in a non-profit environment. In this session, museum staff will be able to show their colleagues their latest Web sites and explain the workings behind them."
For more information, please see <http://www.archimuse.com/conferences/mw.html>.
Fellowship for the Americas: Program Application to attend the IFLA 2003 Conference, 1 - 9 August, 2003, Berlin, Germany. Call for Application. The deadline for submission is 15 January 2003.
"The IFLA 2001 National Organizing Committee will support the participation of 15 librarians from the Americas (South America, Central America, North America, and the Caribbean) to the IFLA 2003 Conference in Berlin. The fellowship will cover air travel, shared accommodation, a per diem food allowance, and conference registration fees."
For more information, please see <https://cs.ala.org/ifla/>.
ACM SIGIR 2003, 28 July to 1 August 2003, Toronto, Canada. Call for Papers. The deadlines for submissions are:
"SIGIR is [an] international forum for the presentation of new research results and the demonstration of new systems and techniques in the broad field of information retrieval...The SIGIR 2003 Conference and Program Chairs invite all those working in areas related to IR to submit original research contributions, posters, and proposals for tutorials, workshops, and demonstrations of systems...Research papers are not to exceed 5000 words, and must contain original, previously unpublished work, not under review by other conferences or journals. Posters and demonstrations offer researchers an opportunity to present late-breaking results, significant work in progress, or original research that is best communicated in an interactive or graphical format."
"Topic Areas of Interest include but are not limited to the following:
For more information, please see <http://www.sigir2003.org/>.
ECDL 2003, 7th European Digital Libraries Conference, 17 - 22 August 2003, Trondheim, Norway. Call for Papers. The deadline for submission is 10 March 2003.
"Digital Library related research, development and services have attracted increased interest and effort during the last ten years. An increasing number of scientific disciplines have contributed and many scientific communities have joined the field. Core disciplines and application communities increasingly engage in discussions and co-operation. ECDL brings these groups together during the conference, and stimulates open debate and exchange of experiences, ideas, approaches and results."
"ECDL has become [a] major European forum focusing on digital libraries and associated technical, practical, and social issues. We welcome contributions and participation from scholars, researchers, developers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines as well as educators, policy makers and users."
"The conference will include presentations and discussions about core technical issues as well as applications in fields such as Education; Libraries; Museums; Archives; Government; Health Care and Medicine; Digital Earth/Geospatial; Law; Art and Music; Humanities; Culture; Social Sciences; News and Current Affairs; Information Industry; Environmental Monitoring; Natural Sciences; E-commerce."
"Contribution topics include but are not limited to:
For more information, please see <http://www.ecdl2003.org/>.
Goings On
ACM MultiMedia 2002, 1 - 6 December 2002, Juan Les Pins, France.
"The Technical Program will consist of selected papers representing the latest advances in three main tracks:
The conference will also include events such as: Short Papers/Posters, Technical Demonstrations, Doctoral Symposium, the Video Program (videos illustrating paper submission or complete tools, systems, and applications), and Workshops.
For further information, please see <http://mm02.eurecom.fr/>.
Online Information 2002, 3 - 5 December 2002, London, United Kingdom.
"The Online Information 2002 conference is [an] international meeting place for information professionals, librarians, knowledge managers and publishers."
"Today's manager of information faces three core challenges, to:
"The Online Information conference will address the issues shaping these challenges, helping delegates to:
For further information, please see <http://www.online-information.co.uk/online/>.
2nd Workshop on Open Access to Hidden Resources, The Open Archives Forum, 5 - 7 December 2002, Lisbon, Portugal.
"The Workshop will evaluate whether, and how, the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)(http://www.openarchives.org), which was initially proposed to solve the problems of interoperability among e-print repositories of information, is relevant to the traditional archives and libraries. Requirements, standards, best practices, and solutions of the traditional archival and library communities to interoperability problems will be analysed and compared with the features provided by the OAI-PMH. The challenges to be addressed in constructing harvesting and search services for library and archival material will also be highlighted, with the intention of establishing a co-operation in preparing the conditions for a wider availability of the resources that are now hidden in European libraries and archives...The workshop will consists of both presentations given by invited speakers and small groups' breakout sessions where the participants can discuss key issues...The discussions and results of the Workshop will be summarised in a Workshop report that will be published on the OA-Forum website (http://www.oaforum.org/)."
"A tutorial on the implementation of OAI-PMH will be held the day before the workshop for those people that are not familiar with this protocol. One of the workshop speakers will be a representative of the OAI who will provide an update of OAI activities."
"Who should attend?
For additional information, please see <http://www.oaforum.org/workshops/lisb_invitation.php>.
WEDELMUSIC 2002, International Conference on Web Delivery of Music, 9 - 11 December 2002, Darmstadt, Germany.
"WEDELMUSIC-2002 aims to deal with these major topics in music-related fields, in order to address new ways to distribute music to larger audiences. The impact of these developments on cultural heritage will be considered, together with their availability to people with limited access to classical archives or libraries. In particular, proposals and solutions benefiting visually-impaired people [have been] encouraged, to let everybody access this large and hidden cultural heritage. Tools for impaired people will contribute to broadening music playing and enjoyment."
"The conference focuses on both the challenges posed by Internet in its role as a major player for business changes and music distribution, as well as opportunities as a new infrastructure for enabling technology. In addition, this conference seeks to promote discussion and interaction between researchers, practitioners, developers and users of tools, technology transfer experts, and project managers. Of particular interest is the exchange of concepts, prototypes, research ideas, and other results which could both contribute to the academic arena and also benefit business and the industrial community. WEDELMUSIC-2002 will bring together a variety of participants to address not only different technical issues, but also the impact of Internet on the preservation of cultural heritage."
For further information, please see <http://www.wedelmusic.org/wedelmusic2002/>.
ICDM '02, the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining. The conference date has been changed to 9 - 12 December 2002, Maebashi City, Japan.
"The 2002 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (IEEE ICDM '02) provides a leading international forum for the sharing of original research results and practical development experiences among researchers and application developers from different data mining related areas such as machine learning, automated scientific discovery, statistics, pattern recognition, knowledge acquisition, soft computing, databases and data warehousing, data visualization, and knowledge-based systems. The conference seeks solutions to challenging problems facing the development of data mining systems, and shapes future directions of research by promoting high quality, novel and daring research findings. As an important part of the conference, the workshops program will focus on new research challenges and initiatives."
Topics related to the design, analysis and implementation of data mining theory, systems and applications have been selected.
For additional information, please see <http://wi-lab.com/icdm02/>.
ICADL 2002, Digital Libraries: People, Knowledge & Technology, 11 - 14 December 2002, Singapore.
"When Vannevar Bush envisioned his hypertext "memex" in 1945, he dreamed of a personal microfiche-based system that would help him tackle the problem of information overload at that time. In recent years, the information on the Web, the overwhelming example of a shared world-wide collection of information, has been converted into many digital libraries by individuals or groups that select, organise, and catalogue large numbers of documents. We are in the process of creating a global infrastructure that will interconnect many computer networks and various forms of information technologies around the world, digital libraries being one of them."
Held in conjunction with WISE 2002 (the 3rd international Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering), "ICADL'02 is the fifth in a series of annual Asian Digital Libraries conferences, and focuses on the use, adoption and adaptation of digital libraries, which include work surrounding digital libraries and related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and the associated usability and social issues."
"Previous conferences have included practitioners, researchers, educators and policy makers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information sciences, archival and museum studies, knowledge management, and many areas in the social sciences and humanities."
A sample of requested presentation topics included: social, institutional, and policy issues; document genres and electronic publishing; collection development and management; intellectual property; web cataloging; metadata and content; digital preservation; digital archives and museums; knowledge management; digital library infrastructure and architecture; human-computer interaction; information retrieval; semantic web; hypertext and multimedia; security and privacy;
For additional information, please see <http://www.cais.ntu.edu.sg:8000/icadl2002/>.
3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE 2002), 12 - 14 December 2002, Singapore.
"The ubiquitous Web has become somewhat indispensable for many and for various reasons. Herein lies the challenges for researchers, developers and content-providers to improve the Web to satisfy these needs...The aim of this conference is to provide an international forum for researchers, professionals, and industrial practitioners to share their knowledge in the rapidly growing area of Web technologies."
Submissions addressing both fundamental issues of Web data management and issues related to the development and management of Web-based applications were invited including:
For additional information, please see <http://www.cais.ntu.edu.sg:8000/wise2002/>
2002 International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science (DCABES 2002), 16 - 20 December 2002, Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R. China.
"Distributed Computing and Applications plays an important role in many areas, such as electronic commerce, engineering design, science computing, manufacturing etc. It is a key high-technology for competitiveness in industrialized countries as well as for speeding up development in emerging countries. Many research results and new ideas emerge in the world every year."
The "2002 International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Applications to Business, Engineering and Science (DCABES) is an interdisciplinary get-together that combines many fields of distributed computing...We welcome your submission and attendance. We will publish the conference proceedings formally. Now DCABES International Symposium has attracted the attention of the famous international index institution, furthermore the papers of last DCABES conference have been included in ISTP. This time, we will hold the symposium as a higher level of international academic meeting."
Topics include, but have not been limited to:
For further information, please see <http://www.dcabes2002.net/intros.htm>.
Deadline Reminders
ICEIS 2003 - 5th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, 23 - 26 April 2003, Angers, France. Call for papers. Submission deadline 15 October 2002. For more information, please see <http://www.iceis.org/>.
Fourth All-Russian Scientific Conference RCDL 2002, Digital Libraries: Advanced Methods and Technologies, Digital Collections, 15 - 17 October 2002, Dubna. For more information, please see <http://rcdl2002.jinr.ru/news.htm>.
School for Scanning: Creating, Managing, and Preserving Digital Assets, Northeast Document Conservation Center, 16 - 18 October 2002, The Hague, The Netherlands. For more information, please see <http://www.nedcc.org/hague/hague1.htm>.
Gaining independence with e-prints archives and OAI, 17 - 19 October 2002, Geneva, Switzerland. For more information, please see <http://library.cern.ch/Announcement.htm>.
SEPIA: Safeguarding European Photographic Images for Access, 17 - 23 October 2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For more information, please see <http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/index.html>.
Brick and Click Libraries: Changes and Challenges, A Regional Academic Library Symposium, 18 October 2002, Maryville, Missouri, USA. For more information, please see <http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/pr/symposium/2002.htm>.
Joint Open University - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Seminar on Personalisation and Digital Libraries, 18 October 2002, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. For more information, please see <http://library.open.ac.uk/aboutus/myolib/seminar.htm>.
Institutional Repositories: A Workshop on Creating an Infrastructure for Faculty-Library Partnerships, ARL-SPARCj-CNI, 18 October 2002, Washington, D.C., USA. For more information, please see <http://www.arl.org/ir2002.html>.
Personalisation and Digital Libraries Seminar, The Open University, 18 October 2002, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. For more information, please see <http://library.open.ac.uk/aboutus/myolib/seminar.htm>.
14th International Chemical Information Conference & Exhibition, 20 - 23 October 2002, Nîmes, France. For more information, please see <http://www.infonortics.com/chemical/index.html>.
Access 2002: Delivering the Promise, 21 - 23 October 2002, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. For more information, please see <http://www.access.uwindsor.ca/>.
National Convention on Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2002): Bridging the Divide, Delnet, 21 - 24 October 2002, Kochi, Kerala, India. For more information, please see <http://www.cusat.ac.in/naclin2002.htm>.
First Nordic Conference on Scholarly Communication, 22 - 24 October 2002, Lund (22 - 23 October) and Copenhagen (24 October), Denmark. For more information, please see <http://www.lub.lu.se/ncsc2002/>.
EEI21-Memphis-2002, The Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century, 24 - 27 October 2002, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. For more information, please see <http://www.memphis.edu/ethics21/>.
2002 Federated Symposium Event: DOA'02, ODBASE 2002, CoopIS 2002, On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems and Ubiquitous Computing, 28 October - 1 November 2002, Irvine, California, USA. For more information, please see <http://www.cs.rmit.edu.au/fedconf/>.
The First Eurasian Conference on Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 29 - 31 October 2002, Tehran, Iran. For more information, please see <http://www.eurasia-ict.org/>.
ACRL 11th National Conference: Learning to Make a Difference, Association of College & Research Libraries, 10 - 13 April 2003, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Call for Poster Sessions and Roundtable Proposals. The deadline for submission is 4 November 2002. For more information, please see <http://www.ala.org/acrl/charlotte/program/deadlines.html>.
ECEL 2002, The European Conference on e-Learning, 4 - 5 November 2002, Uxbridge, United Kingdom. For additional information, please see <http://www.mcil.co.uk/2i-ecel2002-home.htm>.
Internet Librarian 2002: Navigating in Turbulent Waters, 4 - 6 November 2002, Palm Springs, California, USA. For additional information, please see <http://www.infotoday.com/il2002/>.
IST 2002: Partnerships for the Future, 4 - 6 November 2002, Copenhagen, Denmark. For additional information, please see <http://europa.eu.int/information_society/programmes/research/ist_event_2002/index_en.htm>.
CIKM 2002: 11th ACM International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, 4 - 9 November 2002, McLean, Virginia, USA. Companion meetings:
For additional information, please see <http://www.cikm.org/2002/>.
Public Library Web Managers Workshop: Creating e-Citizens: Developing Public Library Websites for 2005, 5 - 6 November 2002, Bath, United Kingdom. For additional information, please see <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/public-workshop-02/>.
EVA 2002 Berlin, Electronic Imaging and the Visual Arts, 6 - 8 November 2002, London, United Kingdom. For additional information, please see <http://www.gfai.de/pinboard/eva/e_index.htm>.
ELPUB2002: Technology Interactions, 6th International Conference on Electronic Publishing, ICCC/IFIP (International Council for Computer Communication/International Federation for Information Processing), 6 - 8 November 2002, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. For additional information, please see <http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/elpub02/>.
AMIA 2002 Symposium - Biomedical Informatics: One Discipline, 9 - 13 November 2002, San Antonio, Texas, USA. For additional information, please see <http://www.amia.org/meetings/annual/current/call/intro.html>.
Educause 2003 Midwest Regional Conference, 24 - 26 March 2003, Chicago, Illinois. Call for Proposals. The deadline for submission is 11 November 2002. For additional information, please see <http://www.educause.edu/>.
VRD 2002, 4th Annual Virtual Reference Desk Conference 2002, Charting the Course of Reference: Toward a Preferred Future, 11 - 12 November 2002, Chicago, Illinois, USA. For additional information, please see <http://vrd.org/conferences/VRD2002/>.
Introduction to Copyright, ALPSP Training, The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, 12 November 2002, London, United Kingdom. For additional information, please see <http://www.alpsp.org/meetdb/searchresdet.cfm?ID=211>.
IADIS: WWW/Internet 2002, International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference, 13 - 15 November 2002, Lisbon, Portugal. For additional information, please see <http://www.iadis.org/icwi2002/>.
KM Europe 2002 Exhibition & Conference, 13 - 15 November 2002, London, United Kingdom. For additional information, please see <http://www.kmeurope.com/>.
SOFIA2002: Libraries, Civil Society, and Social Development, 14 - 16 November 2002, Sofia, Bulgaria. For additional information, please see <http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/sofia2002/sofia2002.html>.
ACH/ALLC 2003, Web X: A Decade of the World Wide Web, 29 May - 2 June 2003, Athens, Georgia, USA. Call for Participation. The deadline for submission is 15 November 2002. For more information, please see <http://www.english.uga.edu/webx/>.
Second Conference on the History and Heritage of Scientific and Technical Information Systems, ASIS&T and the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 16 - 17 November 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. For additional information, please see <http://www.chemheritage.org/HistoricalServices/2002HHSTIS2.htm>.
KM Summit, Knowledge Management in the 21st Century: Moving Forward, Sustaining the Momentum, 16 November 2002, at the ASIST 2002 Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. For additional information, please see <http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM02/km_summit.html>.
Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) 2002 Annual Conference, Winds of Change: libraries in the 21st century, 17 - 20 November 2002, Wellington, New Zealand. For additional information, please see <http://www.confer.co.nz/lianza2002/>.
ASIST 2002: Information Connections and Community, 18 - 21 November 2002, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. For additional information, please see <http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM02/index.html>.
CCS 2002: 9th ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security, 18 - 22 November 2002, Washington, DC, USA. Workshops held in conjunction with CCS 2002:
For additional information, please see <http://www.acm.org/sigs/sigsac/ccs/>.
ICONIP'02, SEAL'02, FSKD'02, 9th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Simulated Evolution And Learning, 2002 International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, 18 - 22 November 2002, Convention City, Singapore.
For additional information, please see <http://www.ntu.edu.sg/home/nef/>.
Archiving - whose problem is it?, ALPSP 9th Publishing and the Internet Seminar, 29 November 2002, London, United Kingdom. For additional information, please see <http://www.alpsp.org/s291102.htm>.
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text: This year we set off to Iceland for a long weekend. With such limited time we needed to squeeze as much into four days as we possibly could. I spent a lot of time researching and piecing together the best possible itinerary. In the end it was a well rounded trip, and we felt like we really got a good dose of the best the country has to offer. If you are planning or considering a quick trip to the land of fire and ice, it is totally doable. Here is what we did:

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One small silver lining from the recent economic downturn is that people have begun saving again. For decades personal savings rates hovered around 10 percent of after-tax income, but beginning in the late 1980s, rates steadily declined.
As the stock market soared, so did home values and 401(k) balances. Many people felt richer—at least on paper—and the lessons learned during the Great Depression about saving for hard times faded into distant memory.
But today, as usually happens during severe recessions, the average savings rate has begun rising again. Why this turnaround? Financial experts cite many reasons:
•People fear losing their jobs and want a financial safety net.
•Those approaching retirement need to boost their net worth slashed by plummeting home values and retirement accounts.
•Costs for high-ticket items like medical expenses, college and retirement have far outpaced the rate of inflation.
•Many fear future funding for government-provided benefits like Social Security and Medicare is at risk.
•Lending standards have become much more stringent, so qualifying for loans and credit is more difficult.
Although increasing savings during tough times would seem to be much more difficult than during prosperous times, clearly many people have figured out how. Here are a few strategies for building your savings:
•Track spending. Write down every cent you spend for a month on food, gas, clothes, entertainment—everything. Review the list and see what you could live without or at least reduce. For example, brown-bagging once a week would save 20 percent on your lunch budget—hundreds of dollars a year.
•Shop for better rates. Compare checking and savings account interest rates at www.bankrate.com/checking.aspx. Also, the Credit Union National Association can help you find credit unions you may be eligible to join (www.creditunion.coop/cu_locator).
•Reduce fees. Banking and credit card fees for things like overdrafts and late payments can quickly erode interest earnings, so carefully monitor your balances and account activity. Bouncing one less check a month could save hundreds of dollars a year.
•Pay down debt. Earning 2 percent on savings is quickly offset by interest paid on credit card balances carried forward, so always try to pay more than the minimum amount due.
•Review insurance policies. Shop around for better car and homeowner's insurance rates; you can always ask your current carrier to match better rates found elsewhere. And consider raising deductibles, which can save hundreds of dollars.
•Avoid "retail therapy." Before hitting the mall, shop your own closet for "had-to-have" outfits still on their original hangers. Check your pantry for duplicate products as well.
•Save energy. Visit www.energystar.gov for tips on reducing home energy consumption and to learn about relevant rebates and tax credits.
•Drive your car an extra couple of years—you'll save thousands of dollars on depreciation and reduce your insurance premium.
For additional savings strategies, as well as links to other helpful sites, visit America Saves (www.americasaves.org). Another good resource is Practical Money Skills for Life, Visa Inc.'s free personal financial management program (www.practicalmoneyskills.com), where you'll find a comprehensive guide to saving, budgeting and much more.
(Jason Alderman directs Visa's financial education programs. To sign up for a free monthly personal finance e-Newsletter, go to www.practicalmoneyskills.com/newsletter.)


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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INO) announced that they have entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement to research, develop and commercialize Inovio's highly-optimized, multi-antigen DNA immunotherapies targeting prostate cancer and hepatitis B. The licensed compounds are currently in preclinical development and have generated robust T-cell responses in animal models.Roche acquired an exclusive license for Inovio's DNA-based vaccines INO-5150 (targeting prostate cancer) and INO-1800 (targeting hepatitis B) as well as the use of Inovio's CELLECTRA® electroporation technology for delivery of the vaccines. Roche also obtained an option to license additional vaccine opportunities in connection with a collaborative research program in oncology. Roche and Inovio will collaborate to further develop INO-5150 and INO-1800.
Under the terms of the agreement, Roche will make an upfront payment of USD $10 million to Inovio. Roche will also provide preclinical R&D support and payments for near-term regulatory milestones as well as payments upon reaching certain development and commercial milestones potentially up to USD $412.5 million. Additional development milestone payments could also be made to Inovio if Roche pursues other indications with INO-5150 or INO-1800. In addition, Inovio is entitled to receive up to double-digit tiered royalties on product sales.
Commenting on the deal, Hy Levitsky, Head of Cancer Immunology Experimental Medicine at Roche, said: "At Roche we are always interested in finding first-in-class and best-in-class therapies that may become the next generation treatments for patients with different types of cancer. INO-5150 will allow promising combination opportunities with the Roche portfolio, particularly with our emerging cancer immunotherapy molecules." Janet Hammond, Head of Infectious Diseases Discovery & Translational Area at Roche, added: "We are very excited to have this potentially very important and novel mechanism of action as part of our portfolio as we seek to address the significant unmet medical need in chronic hepatitis B infection."
"This partnership represents an important milestone in Inovio's growth and maturing product portfolio. Roche brings to our immunotherapy candidates its leadership position and track record for developing and marketing innovative first-in-class therapies," said Dr. J. Joseph Kim, Inovio's President and CEO. "Collaborating with the world's preeminent oncology development partner allows us to rapidly advance two of our promising near-clinical stage immunotherapy products from our product pipeline as we continue development of our phase II lead product, VGX-3100, for treatment of HPV-related cancers and dysplasia."
*** About INO-5150 for Prostate Cancer Inovio's dual-antigen synthetic DNA vaccine (INO-5150) targets prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA). A study in monkeys showed that vaccination with INO-5150 generated strong and robust T-cell immune responses that were the highest generated by a PSA-based immunotherapy in animal studies and were similar to the immune responses generated by VGX-3100, Inovio's phase II-stage therapeutic HPV vaccine that generated best-in-class T-cell responses in a phase I study. Inovio's SynCon® DNA vaccine for prostate cancer was designed with PSA and PSMA synthetic consensus immunogens based on human and macaque sequences, resulting in amino acid sequences that differ slightly from the native human protein. In humans, this novel approach is utilized to help the body's immune system recognize cancerous cells created in the body as 'foreign', overcoming the body's self-tolerance of these cells and mounting an immune response to clear them. About INO-1800 for Hepatitis B Inovio has reported preclinical data showing its hepatitis B vaccine (INO-1800) generated strong T-cell and antibody responses that led to the elimination of targeted liver cells in mice. These results indicate this DNA vaccine's potential to treat hepatitis B infection and prevent further development of the infection into liver cancer in humans. In a preclinical study, researchers found the vaccine-specific T-cells exhibited a killing function, and could migrate to and stay in the liver and cause clearance of target cells without evidence of liver injury. This was the first study to provide evidence that intramuscular immunization can induce killer T-cells that can migrate to the liver and eliminate target cells. To provide worldwide rights to Roche, Inovio has re-acquired its hepatitis B, Asian-country rights from Inovio's international affiliate. Disease Background Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer of men. Nearly three-quarters of the registered cases occur in developed countries. Accounting for nearly 300,000 deaths each year, prostate cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from cancer in men. The development of a new treatment for prostate cancer would be a significant medical advancement given that present treatment options (surgery, radiation and hormone deprivation), while somewhat effective, all carry deleterious side effects and are often not a long-term cure. Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer Hepatitis B is a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver. The virus is extremely infectious – 100 times more so than HIV – and 400 million people are chronically infected worldwide. Hepatitis B contributes to an estimated 1 million deaths worldwide each year. Liver cancer is the third most common cancer and the most deadly, killing most patients within five years of diagnosis. About 600,000 new cases arise each year. One of the major causes and risk factors for liver cancer is infection by hepatitis B. About Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Inovio is revolutionizing vaccines to prevent and treat today's cancers and challenging infectious diseases. Its SynCon® vaccines, in combination with its proprietary electroporation delivery, are generating best-in-class immune responses, with therapeutic T-cell responses exceeding other technologies in terms of magnitude, breadth, and response rate. Human data to date have shown a favorable safety profile. Inovio's lead vaccine, a therapeutic against HPV-caused pre-cancers and cancers, is in phase II. Other phase I and preclinical programs target prostate, breast, and lung cancers as well as HIV, influenza, malaria and hepatitis C virus. Partners and collaborators include the University of Pennsylvania, Merck, NIH, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, University of Southampton, US Dept. of Homeland Security, University of Manitoba and PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative. More information is available at www.inovio.com. About Roche Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Roche is a leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Roche is the world's largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, infectious diseases, inflammation, metabolism and neuroscience. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. Roche's personalised healthcare strategy aims at providing medicines and diagnostic tools that enable tangible improvements in the health, quality of life and survival of patients. In 2012 Roche had over 82,000 employees worldwide and invested over 8 billion Swiss francs in R&D. The Group posted sales of 45.5 billion Swiss francs. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan. For more information, please visit www.roche.com. For further information: Roche Partnering Emilie Vincent, Head of Roche Partnering Communications, [email protected] Inovio Investors: Bernie Hertel, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, +1858-410-3101, [email protected] Media: Jeff Richardson, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, +1 267-440-4211, [email protected]*** This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to Inovio's partnership with Roche related to Inovio's Hepatitis B and prostate cancer immunotherapeutic products, in addition to Inovio's business, including our plans to develop other electroporation-based drug and gene delivery technologies and DNA vaccines and our capital resources. Actual events or results may differ from the expectations set forth herein, including realization of any and all projected development or sales milestone payments, as a result of a number of factors, including Roche's change in business resulting in the amendment or termination of the Agreement, uncertainties inherent in pre-clinical studies, clinical trials and product development programs (including, but not limited to, the fact that pre-clinical and clinical results referenced in this release may not be indicative of results achievable in other trials or for other indications, that the studies or trials may not be successful or achieve the results desired, that pre-clinical studies and clinical trials may not commence or be completed in the time periods anticipated, that results from one study may not necessarily be reflected or supported by the results of other similar studies and that results from an animal study may not be indicative of results achievable in human studies), the availability of funding to support continuing research and studies in an effort to prove safety and efficacy of electroporation technology as a delivery mechanism or develop viable DNA vaccines, the adequacy of our capital resources, the availability or potential availability of alternative therapies or treatments for the conditions targeted by the company or its collaborators, including alternatives that may be more efficacious or cost-effective than any therapy or treatment that the company and its collaborators hope to develop, evaluation of potential opportunities, issues involving product liability, issues involving patents and whether they or licenses to them will provide the company with meaningful protection from others using the covered technologies, whether such proprietary rights are enforceable or defensible or infringe or allegedly infringe on rights of others or can withstand claims of invalidity and whether the company can finance or devote other significant resources that may be necessary to prosecute, protect or defend them, the level of corporate expenditures, assessments of the company's technology by potential corporate or other partners or collaborators, capital market conditions, the impact of government healthcare proposals and other factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, and other regulatory filings from time to time. There can be no assurance that any product in Inovio's pipeline will be successfully developed or manufactured, that final results of clinical studies will be supportive of regulatory approvals required to market licensed products, or that any of the forward-looking information provided herein will be proven accurate. |


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Beginning October 17, attend a Fireside Gathering Tavern near you and play in a Fireside Brawl to add Hearthstone's newest Warlock Hero to your collection: Nemsy Necrofizzle!
Don't let Nemsy Necrofizzle's small size and penchant for peaches fool you: behind those pigtails and goggles hides one of the most powerful Warlocks alive. Nemsy is utterly fearless, sharp as a razor, and she's always cool under pressure. After all, you can't command fel energies or summon horrifying demons from the twisting nether just by being nice. She's your perky little pal—and a bonafide fel-flinging, soul-destroying mistress of dark forces!
Nemsy loves it when her foes underestimate her. Appearances can be deceiving, and she knows that it's what lies beneath the surface that counts.
Join forces with Nemsy Necrofizzle and show your opponents just how adorable soul-devouring destruction can be! From October 17 onward, simply participate in a Fireside Brawl at an established Fireside Gatherings Tavern to add her to your collection.
Fireside Gatherings Taverns
Fireside Gathering Innkeepers who have hosted at least one Fireside Gathering with checked-in guests can found a Tavern on the Fireside Gatherings website. Taverns have unique names and Tavern signs that perfectly embody the spirit of their communities. Taverns also persist between Gatherings, so they need your attendance and support to grow!
If you're wondering whether the Fireside Gathering you're planning to attend is at an established Tavern, just check the event page! Each Tavern has a tavern sign associated with it, while other Fireside Gatherings use a Fireside Gatherings lantern instead.
Fireside Brawls
Fireside Brawls are special Tavern Brawls that can only be played at Fireside Gatherings! Each month there will be a different Fireside Brawl to try—check the Fireside Gatherings website to find out about the brawl that's running this month.
These special brawls run the whole month with no breaks, and they co-exist with the weekly Tavern Brawls.


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Just like when using Windows, sometimes it is necessary to make special hidden system files visible to Finder. There is no preference for it, but with a simple Terminal command, things can be made visible very easily, on a privileged user account.
Simply open the 'Terminal' application, and at the prompt, type:
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
and then:
killall Finder
This will cause all Finder windows to close and then reopen with the hidden files, visible and identifiable with a ghost-like appearance. You should be able to interact with them normally now.


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HTML Certification
The HTML Certification requires skills in HTML.
HTML Certificate
The HTML Developer Certificate proves fundamental knowledge of web development using HTML5.
Price: $95.00
The HTML Developer Certificate
HTML is the foundation of web development.
HTML is used to format text, create hyperlinks, tables, lists, forms, display images and more.
By mastering HTML you will be able to develop and maintain web pages unlimited to a particular software program's features.
The HTML Developer Certificate proves fundamental knowledge of web development using HTML5.
Before you apply for your exam, you should have a fundamental knowledge of:
- The Hypertext Markup Language - HTML5
Recommended Studies And Training
All questions in the exam are based on the content of W3Schools' HTML tutorial. We strongly recommend the following tutorial and quiz:
Tutorials | Quizzes |
HTML Tutorial | HTML Quiz |
The HTML Exam
The HTML exam will be taken over the Internet, at any time and from any location, but the exam should be supervised by a person selected by the exam candidate.
The exam consists of 70 multiple choice or true/false questions. The exam is time-limited to 70 minutes.
Candidates must have 75% correct answers to pass the exam and become certified.
Candidates who have more than 95% correct answers will get an Excellency Degree notation added to their certificate.
Immediately after completing the exam, you will be informed of your score and of your pass/fail status.
If you fail, or want to improve your score, you can take the exam one more time. The best result of the two attempts will count.
If you achieve certification status, you can download your HTML Developer Certificate. The document will contain your personal data acknowledging your status as a Certified HTML Developer.
If you have any questions regarding the exam, do not hesitate to send an email to:
Your Supervisor
To add full credibility to your Certificate, you should have a supervisor to watch over you when taking the exam.
You must pick your own supervisor.
The supervisor should be used to see that you do not cheat. There are no other special criteria for the supervisor.
The supervisor's name and title will be printed on the certificate, so it could be wise to pick a supervisor who will add credibility to your certificate (e.g. your boss or teacher).
W3Schools Certified Image
To verify that you are W3Schools certified, place the image below on your web site (right-click on the image and select "Save Picture As..."):
Then, put a link around the image and link directly to all your W3Schools certificates:


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The following story is contributed by the Florida Museum of Natural History, www.flmnh.ufl.edu.
From the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico, Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are busy studying sharks in nursery areas to better understand population dynamics and habitat use. In August, biologists Jason Romine and Johanna Imhoff offered a first-hand glimpse into two of these projects. First stop: A day tagging juvenile sharks in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Florida Program for Shark Research boat had barely enough room for its three occupants. The 17-foot flat hull held two large garbage pails for gill nets, three large orange buoys, three anchors, a measuring board, several ice chests and assorted tool kits and waterproof boxes that held an array of gear and scientific equipment. The program is currently seeking a new donated boat.
People might assume that shark research is well funded, but commercial fishing drives much of the research agenda, Romine said. Fishes such as grouper and snapper receive more research funding than sharks. For the GulfSPAN project, the Florida Museum receives only $4,500 a year.
On this particular day, Romine and Imhoff planned to string a 10-foot-deep, 600-foot-long gill net at three randomly selected GPS coordinates within the study area. Sinkers sewn into the bottom of the net kept it stretched down into the water column.
The boat's GPS unit indicated the boat had neared the first location, about two miles from shore. Romine dropped the engine down to slow speed, found the spot and set the boat's bow perpendicular to the waves. Imhoff stepped up to the edge of the bow and dropped an anchor and buoy attached to the end of the net. Romine then set the boat in slow reverse as Imhoff eased the net into the water from two 32-gallon containers. As the first container emptied, she dropped a small buoy to mark the halfway point and switched to the second container.
After Imhoff attached the final anchor and buoy to the end of the net, Romine moved the boat about 100 yards away. Here they dropped anchor for the hour-long wait before pulling it back up.
When the time came, Romine and Imhoff stood together on the bow. The boat slowly moved forward as they pulled in the net. On any given outing, the nets can produce a mix of bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo), blacktips (Carcharhinus limbatus) and Atlantic sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae). Their first haul of the day brought in 10 live sharks and four dead ones, ranging in size from 1.5 to 3 feet. They measured and tagged each live shark before releasing it, taking turns as the other continued pulling in the net. Dead sharks were later cut open to look at stomach contents.
Florida Museum researchers have been collecting the juvenile shark data for the last four years. From that data a picture of sharks' habitat preferences is beginning to emerge, Romine said. Ultimately, he hopes the project results in enough baseline data to give a good idea of whether the Gulf's shark populations are going up or down.
The next week, Romine and Imoff laid long lines to tag bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in Indian River Lagoon. Bull sharks, a species of concern in Florida, use the lagoon as a nursery and stay there until they are about nine years old. Florida Museum researchers use acoustic tags and a network of listening devices within the lagoon to learn more about their behavior.
The study area covers about 60 miles of the lagoon, from the Banana River, which is just south of the Kennedy Space Center, down to Sebastian.
To catch bull sharks, Romine and Imhoff used a steel-cable long line with 50 hooks attached at 30-foot intervals with a five-foot piece of 1200-pound test monofilament.
Some of the sharks received acoustic tags that send signals to receivers placed throughout the lagoon. The device records the tag number, time and date whenever a tagged shark swims within 150 meters of it. Many of the receivers are located near power stations and creeks to determine how human-based changes, including the destruction of mangrove habitat, might be affecting the lagoon's inhabitants.
Romine and Imhoff launched from the boat ramp at Barefoot Bay, near the southern edge of their research boundary. The two researchers strung a long line baited with jack and let it sit for two hours before returning to see what they caught.
The first hook held a 4.1-foot bull shark, an immature female. Romine pulled the shark to the side of the boat and tied the long line to the bow as Imhoff worked to lasso and secure the shark's tail. Romine then rolled the shark onto its back, which exposed the belly and turned the shark docile.
Using a scalpel, Romine cut into the shark's body cavity and implanted the acoustic tag, which is about the size of an AA battery but half as long. Imhoff then stitched the incision, inserted a visual tag into the base of the dorsal fin and measured the shark's length.
Their work completed, Romine removed the hook with bolt cutters, and Imhoff released the tail. Romine then turned the shark onto its belly and held its fin until it recovered from the shock. As the shark regained its strength, Romine let go and watched the shark swim away.
Each listening device is marked by two small buoys, one on the surface to mark the location and another underwater to show where the line is. Imhoff used a hook to grab the line and pull up the device: a metal canister about a foot high attached to a small cinder block. The cinder blocks themselves are attached to larger blocks of concrete on the lagoon's bottom to keep them in place.
Romine plugged a USB cable into the receiver and uploaded its data into a laptop computer. He then could see whether any tagged sharks had passed the receiver and when during the weeks since he last checked the device.
At the day's second survey location, near Melbourne, Romine discovered that four sharks previously tagged near Barefoot Bay had passed through. Two of the sharks had been by the receiver earlier that day. The other two sharks had made the 10-mile trip about three days after being tagged. Romine hadn't expected the sharks to make it that far north. "Cool," he said. "That kind of made my day."
To read more about the shark tagging trips, visit Science Stories.


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Climate Analysis Branch Publications - 1989
Including introductions or abstracts; PSL authors are in boldface
Diaz, H. F., J. T. Andrews, and S. K. Short, 1989: Climate variations in northern North America (6000 B.P. to present) reconstructed from pollen and tree ring data. Arctic Alpine Res., 21, 45-59. [Abstract]
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HUGE legal victory for Shaq -- the lawsuit filed by an alleged ex-mistress who claimed the NBA star harassed her following their break-up has been dismissed ... because the judge says she's a dirty LIAR.
As we reported, Vanessa Lopez filed her lawsuit against Shaq back in 2010 claiming she was his mistress for 5 years ... and once she broke up with him, he launched a campaign to harass her and make her fear for her safety.
But the Florida judge just lowered the legal boom on Lopez in his ruling -- claiming the court CAUGHT HER in several lies ... proving it's impossible to believe anything that comes out of her mouth.
"[Lopez] lied often. She lied about facts important to the defense, and she demonstrated an utter disrespect for the system of justice," the judge stated.
Among Lopez's lies -- the judge says Vanessa claimed she "did not know of" any previous restraining orders that had been issued against her ... when there were official records showing she was hit with one stemming from a case involving an ex-boyfriend.
The judge says there's also proof she lied about her legal history with NBA star Kenyon Martin ... who had accused her of stealing his credit card and running up charges.
And there's this ... Vanessa's lawyers completely deserted her almost immediately following her deposition earlier this year ... a huge red flag.
Lopez's lawsuit was dismissed on the basis of fraud on the court -- with prejudice, meaning she can't refile.
Source: http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/03/shaquille-oneal-mistress-vanessa-lopez-harassment-lawsuit-dismissed/
i have no idea what the fuck is going on, someone explain this


text: Rise of the Argonauts Cheat Codes: ------------ Submitted by: David K. Invincibility: -------------- Use a text editor to edit the "LiquidGame.ini" file in the "\My Documents\My Games\Rise of Argonauts\Liquid Game\Config" directory. Change the value of the "MediumDifficultyDamageModifier" line (or the line that corresponds to whatever difficulty you are playing unde) from "1.0" to "0.0". Modify Aspects: --------------- Use a text editor to edit the "LiquidAspect.ini" file in the "\My Documents\My Games\Rise of Argonauts\Liquid Game\Config" directory. Change the Aspect values in the file as desired to change their effectiveness. Modify Powers: -------------- Use a text editor to edit the "LiquidGodPower.ini" file in the "\My Documents\My Games\Rise of Argonauts\Liquid Game\Config" directory. Change the God Power values in the file as desired to change their effectiveness. Defeating Pelias: ----------------- When Pelias shoots his beam at you, block until it ends. Then, shoot him with a spear. Repeat this twice. When Pelias flies around and shoots purple flying balls at you, hold [Block]. Wait until the balls circle you, then press [Power Block]. When Pelias stands on the ground shooting purple balls, stand near him and keep tapping [Power Block]. You should not take any damage. Defeating Achilles: ------------------- Defeat Achilles with the pre-selected spear by dodging to his side or back when he charges Jason and thrusting out once with the Lethal blow. If the hit spark is gold or yellow, the hit will be a dud, but occasionally you will score a bloody injury. A second method is to block Achilles as he's incoming and then counter-attack twice with Wounding (weaker) blows. This process is just as long as the first; the champion of Hellas doesn't drop dead easily. Achievements: ------------- There are a total of 45 achievements and secret achievements which are worth a total of 1,000 points. Listed below are those that are currently known and what needs to be done to get them. Gratuitous Carnage (10) - Kill 15 enemies with dash attacks. Nutcracker (10) - Shatter 30 enemy shields. Words Of Compassion (10) - Make 5 Apollo-aligned dialogue choices. Words Of Courage (10) - Make 5 Ares-aligned dialogue choices. Words Of Cunning (10) - Make 5 Hermes-aligned dialogue choices. Words Of Wisdom (10) - Make 5 Athena-aligned dialogue choices. Wrath Of Olympus (10) - Call upon 10 God Powers. Deimos, Fist Of Ares (15) - Complete the constellation Deimos. Eridanus, River Styx (15) - Complete the constellation Eridanus, slaying a host of the condemned. Leo, Savage Lion (15) - Complete the constellation Leo, proving your skill at basic combat. Zephyrus, Wind Shear (15) - Complete the constellation Zephyrus, mastering Hermes' combat style. Magic Missile (20) - Skewer 25 enemies with thrown spears. Piercing Gaze (20) - Impale 25 enemies. Severance Package (20) - Decapitate 25 enemies. Smashing Success (20) - Pulp 25 enemy heads. Weaponmaster (20) - Collect every equipment piece. Human (25) - Complete the game on Human difficulty. Bright-Eyed (25) - Earn maximum Favor with Athena. Silver-Tongued (25) - Earn maximum Favor with Hermes. Stout-Hearted (25) - Earn maximum Favor with Ares. Sun-Blessed (25) - Earn maximum Favor with Apollo. Argo Navis, The Argo (50) - Complete the constellation Argo Navis, finishing the voyage of the Argo. Hero (50) - Complete the game on Hero difficulty. Legend (100) - Complete the game on Legend difficulty. Tips: Pelias: ------------- *Defeat Pelias by throwing Jason's spear towards him (at first) after he's exhausted his magic beam against Jason's shield (block the beam's whole duration). *When Pelias changes his attack pattern and shoots magic missiles from the air, power block (guard and press the shield shove button) to reflect the missiles back at him. *When Pelias changes his attack pattern a final time and shoots magic missiles from the ground, simply dodge his attacks and rush him with melee weapons. Destroy his shield with melee attacks and fertilize his the ground with his fetid corpse. Unlimited Dialogue: ------------------- After receiving Hermes's Sight on Saria, go to Callas (outside the cave. Talk to Callas, then return to Agrios (in the village). You'll be asked to match three choices in order to convince him to take down the body. Pick a different god's response after the first dialogue choice (e.g. choose Hermes and pick Ares's option "He belongs in Tartarus") and Agrios will refuse to take the body down -- and that's just what you want him to do. Continue to make the wrong choices and you'll build dialogue choices for all the gods. These options satisfy the gods' dialogue quotas. This is an easy way to get Apollo's 75 choice deed.